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Layoffs At Salon.com

Tough times continue in the world of Internet news as the popular online news magazine Salon.com dropped 20 percent of its staff yesterday. The job cuts came along with a slashed operating budget. Also: APB News hangs on, despite fiscal…

Secretary of Commerce-Designate Don Evans

George W. Bush has tapped his boyhood friend and campaign manager to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Secretary of the Treasury-Designate Paul O'Neill

Citing his experience both in the Office of Management and Budget and the private sector, George W. Bush has tapped Alcoa chairman Paul O'Neill to serve as the next Secretary of the Treasury.

FTC Approves AOL / Time Warner Merger

The Federal Trade Commission today unanimously approved a planned merger of America Online and Time Warner -- the largest merger in U.S. history.

Striking in Seattle -- Week Four

The strike against Seattle's two daily newspapers continues. Workers resumed a boycott campaign Sunday after contract talks collapsed.

Striking in Seattle

Striking workers at Seattle's two daily papers have taken their labor fight to the streets -- and to the Web.

Tribune Interactive Layoffs

The Tribune Company Wednesday laid off 34 employees from its Interactive department, including 20 at news site LATimes.com, the online home of the Los Angeles Times.

Microsoft Case Heads for Appeals Court

Software giant Microsoft Corp. Tuesday won a round in its fight to stop the U.S. government from breaking company in two.

APBnews.com Sold At Auction

After operating under bankruptcy protection since early July, troubled crime news site APBnews.com was sold at auction today to SafetyTips.com for $575,000.

Dot-com Cutbacks

Although a recent study showed Internet employment is on the rise, several cash-strapped media sites on the Web are slashing jobs.